James carr



No. 624,623. Patented 'May 9, I899. J. CARR.

LETTER BOX.

Application filed Nov. 30,1897.

(No Model.)

. UNITED STATES PATENT c OFFICE.

JAMES CARR, OF BRADFORD, ENGLAND.

LETTER-BOX.

SPECIFICATION formingpart of Letters Patent No. 624,623, dated. May 9,1899.

Application filed November 30, 1897. $erial No. 660,225. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, J AMES CARR, a subject of the Queen of England,residing at Bradford, England, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Letter-Boxes, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in letter-boxes,particularlyprivate letter-boxes; and its object is to prevent theircontents frombeing tampered with or improperly dealt with.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 represents a vertical section ofmy improved letter-box. Fig. 2 is a similar View of the upper portion ofthebox, showing some of the parts in the position they occupy when theletter-flap is opened to admit a letter. Fig. 3 is a sectional plan ofFig. 1 on the broken line a b. Fig. 4 is a back view of the box.

A represents the door or other-part to which the box Bis fixed. Theletter-flap C'is hinged in the ordinary way to the frameD around theaperture for admitting the letters. A lever E, pivoted to the lug D onthe frame D,'is provided. One arm of this lever projects outside andterminates in a thumb or finger piece E while a slot E in the other armengages a stud C on the letter-flap, and the portion E beyond said slotengages the top cross-piece F of the swing-partition F The partition Fis approximately the full width of the box.

It is hinged or pivoted to the brackets G, fixed to the sides of theletter-box, and extends from the back of the cross-piece F to the lowercross-piece F When it is required to insert a letter, the thu mb-piece Eis depressed, as shown inFig. '2. This raises the other arm of the leverE, so that the slot E raises the letter-flap G, and the uppercross-piece F is pushed back, as shown, which brings the lowercross-piece F forward against the front of the box and separates theupper portion B Fig. 2, of the box from the lower part B Thiseffectually prevents the contents of the lower portion of the box frombeing extracted through the aperbox provided withan opening for theinsertion of mail-matter, of a partition pivotally arranged within thebox and adapted to swing to separate the lower portion of the box fromthe upper portion, a pivoted lever provided with a slot, one end-of saidlever projecting within the box and engaging the partition and theopposite end projecting beyond. the box and adapted to be operated toeffect the swinging movement of the partition, and a flap pivoted at oneend and provided with a stud engaging within the slot, all arranged forcooperation as and for the purposes set forth. 2. In a letter-box, thecombination with a box provided with an opening for the inser tion ofmail-matter, of a partition pivotally arranged within the box andadapted to swing to separate the lower portion of the box from the upperportion, a pivoted lever provided with a slot and. adapted to engage atone end with said partition and to be operated at its opposite end toelfect the swinging movement of the partition, a pivoted flap having astud engaging within the slot, and a frame adapted for insertion withinan opening in a door, and to which frame the said flap and lever arepivoted. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in thepresence of the two subscribing witnesses.

JAMES CARR.

Witnesses:

DAVID NOWELL, SAMUEL A. DRAoUr.

